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BE DEVOTED TO ONE ANOTHER / ROMANS 12:10

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(KJV) Romans 12:10

Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

BE DEVOTED TO ONE ANOTHER / ROMANS 12:10

All those devoted in faith to Jesus Christ must be devoted to one another as spiritual brothers and sisters in Christ (1 Thessalonians 4:9-10), with sincerity, sensitivity and kindness. We must be concerned for the welfare, needs and spiritual condition of others, empathizing with them and helping them through their sorrows and troubles. We must honor and respect one another, recognizing the good qualities in other Christians. In this way, people who do not know Christ will notice and be drawn to His love, which they see reflected in us (John 13:34-34).

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  1. LED BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD / ROMANS 8:14
  2. FAITH CREDITED AS RIGHTEOUSNESS / ROMANS 4:5
  3. SUBMIT … TO THE GOVERINING AUTHORITIES / ROMANS 13:1
  4. BURIED WITH HIM THROUGH BAPTISM / ROMANS 6:4
  5. DO NOT CONFORM … BUT BE TRANSFORMED / ROMANS 12:2
  6. THE SPIRIT HIMSELF TESTIFIES / ROMANS 8:16
  7. THE SPIRIT HELPS US / ROMANS 8:26
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LED BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD / ROMANS 8:14

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(KJV) Romans 8:14
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

LED BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD / ROMANS 8:14

The Holy Spirit lives within a true child of God in order to lead him or her to think, speak and act according to the principles, standards, and examples of God’s Word.

  1. He leads mainly by inner promptings (urges, motivations, and inspirations within one’s spirit) that are aimed at guiding the Christian in daily life. These inner promptings
  1. The Spirit’s promptings come by

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  1. FAITH CREDITED AS RIGHTEOUSNESS / ROMANS 4:5
  2. SUBMIT … TO THE GOVERINING AUTHORITIES / ROMANS 13:1
  3. BURIED WITH HIM THROUGH BAPTISM / ROMANS 6:4
  4. DO NOT CONFORM … BUT BE TRANSFORMED / ROMANS 12:2
  5. THE SPIRIT HIMSELF TESTIFIES / ROMANS 8:16
  6. THE SPIRIT HELPS US / ROMANS 8:26
  7. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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FAITH CREDITED AS RIGHTEOUSNESS / ROMANS 4:5

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(KJV) Romans 4:5

But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

FAITH CREDITED AS RIGHTEOUSNESS / ROMANS 4:5

It was Abraham’s faith, not simply his actions, that made him right with God and gave him the power to do what was right by God’s standard. God recognizes saving faith – the kind that enables a person to receive forgiveness and enter a personal relationship with God – on an equal level with righteousness in its effect in the believer’s life. That is to say, when someone is spiritually saved, God “credits” him or her as righteous (right with God). When God calls someone “righteous,” He is saying that he or she is spiritually saved and in a right relationship with Him.

  1. Paul speaks of “crediting as righteousness” or “crediting righteousness” six times in chapter 4. In all cases, Paul associate’s faith or belief with this situation: it is the believer’s “faith” that is credited as “righteousness” (Romans 4:3, 5-6, 9, 11, 22, 24; Genesis 15:6). See John 1:12; 5:24, about what it means to truly “believe” in God.
  2. The opportunity and ability to have a right relationship with God is not solely the result of our faith or commitment to Christ. Above all, it is an act of God’s grace and mercy (Romans 4:16). Even our ability to exercise faith is a gift from God (Romans 4:16). Because God provided the way to be reconciled (restored to a right relationship) to Him, a believer becomes a new creation in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17-18).
  3. When God sees the hearts of people who turn toward Christ in faith, He freely forgives their sins, credits their faith as righteousness and accepts them as His children (Romans 4:5-8). Along with restoring people to a right relationship with Himself, God also gives them His power and ability to continue to grow and develop spiritually and to fulfill His purposes for their lives (Romans 4:16; 5:2; Philippians 3:9; Titus 3:5-7).
  4. The kind of faith that is credited to a person as righteousness if faith in Christ and His death that paid the full penalty for our offenses against God (Romans 3:24-26). Absolutely nothing else but Christ’s sacrificial death on the cross is the basis for a restored and renewed relationship with God (Romans 5:10).

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  1. SUBMIT … TO THE GOVERINING AUTHORITIES / ROMANS 13:1
  2. BURIED WITH HIM THROUGH BAPTISM / ROMANS 6:4
  3. DO NOT CONFORM … BUT BE TRANSFORMED / ROMANS 12:2
  4. THE SPIRIT HIMSELF TESTIFIES / ROMANS 8:16
  5. THE SPIRIT HELPS US / ROMANS 8:26
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SUBMIT … TO THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES / ROMANS 13:1

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(KJV) Romans 13:1
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

SUBMIT … TO THE GOVERINING AUTHORITIES / ROMANS 13:1

God commands Christians to respect and obey those in government as an institution established by God. He has instituted governments because in an ungodly and disorderly world people need certain restraints to protect them from the chaos and lawlessness that is a natural result in sin.

  1. The civil government, just like all of life, is subject to God’s law.
  2. God has determined that governments should be agents of justice that restrain evil by punishing offenders and protecting the good in society (Romans 13:3-4; 1 Peter 2:13-17).
  3. Paul describes government as it should be. When it abandons its proper function, however, it ceases to operate according to God’s purpose. For example, when government requires something contrary to God’s Word, Christians must obey God rather than other humans (Acts 5:29; Daniel 3:16-18; 6:6-10). Yet, even when government officials themselves are not following God, Christians, in most cases, are still required to handle themselves graciously and respectfully toward their leaders. Paul demonstrated this behavior in many direct encounters with government and religious leaders (Acts 22:22-29; 23:1-11; 24-26).

It is the duty of all Christians to pray for those in authority (1 Timothy 2:1-2).

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  1. BURIED WITH HIM THROUGH BAPTISM / ROMANS 6:4
  2. DO NOT CONFORM … BUT BE TRANSFORMED / ROMANS 12:2
  3. THE SPIRIT HIMSELF TESTIFIES / ROMANS 8:16
  4. THE SPIRIT HELPS US / ROMANS 8:26
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BURIED WITH HIM THROUGH BAPTISM / ROMANS 6:4

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(KJV) Romans 6:4

Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

BURIED WITH HIM THROUGH BAPTISM / ROMANS 6:4

Baptism in water for a Christian is a symbol of his or her identification with Christ. Baptism, which literally means to be immersed (being put completely under the water) also symbolizes a spiritual cleansing. It is an outward physical act that represents an inner spiritual reality: God’s gift of forgiveness and salvation has been accepted and the person publicly identifies with Jesus Christ in His death and burial (going under the water) and is united with Him in His resurrected life (Romans 6:4-5). When accompanied by true faith, baptism is a sign of the believer’s rejection of sin and full commitment to Christ. That commitment results in a continual flow of God’s grace (His undeserved favor, love and enabling power) and His life to us (Acts 22:16). As surely as Christ rose from the dead, so those who truly follow Him will have the power to live a new life (Romans 6:5).

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  1. DO NOT CONFORM … BUT BE TRANSFORMED / ROMANS 12:2
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DO NOT CONFORM … BUT BE TRANSFORMED / ROMANS 12:2

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(KJV) Romans 12:2  
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

DO NOT CONFORM … BUT BE TRANSFORMED / ROMANS 12:2

Paul brings out several things in this verse:

  1. There is a very real pressure to conform “to the pattern” of this world and be squeezed into its likeness on many different levels. Christians must firmly resist the temptation to accept and imitate the world’s ways of thinking and behaving.
  2. The reason we must resist adopting the world’s way is because it is evil (Acts 2:40; Galatians 1:4), it is under Satan’s rule (John 12:31; 2 Corinthians 4:4; 1 John 5:19), it is hostile to God and His people (John 7:7; 15:18-21; James 4:4; 1 John 2:15-17) and it is built on human wisdom and values (1 Corinthians 1:17-25). The world holds a worldview that Christians cannot accept because it rejects God and His standards (Romans 1:18-32; Colossians 2:8).
  3. Christ’s kingdom is not of this world (John 18:36). This world’s kingdom is full of spiritual darkness, deception, and seduction (Matthew 5:14-16; John 3:19; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10; Ephesians 2:1-3; 1 Peter 2:9; Revelation 12:9). Christ’s followers are called to be a light in the midst of this darkness (Matthew 5:14-16; Ephesians 5:8-11). Our lives should reflect a positive difference that those in the world cannot help but notice. This includes resisting the temptation to conform to the varied types of worldliness common in society, including greed, selfishness, humanistic thinking, a desire for power, envy, hate, revenge, filthy language, sexual lust and impurity, ungodly entertainment, fashions that are immodest and seductive, substance abuse, relationships that do not honor God and other such things that defy the standards of God’s Word (Ephesians 5:3-16; 1 John 2:15-17).

Instead of conforming to the world’s values and lifestyles, our minds must continually be renewed and transformed (changed) to God’s way of thinking (1 Corinthians 2:16; Philippians 2:5). This can only happen as we spend time reading and meditating on His Word (pondering over and over what it means and how it applies to our lives; Psalms 119:11, 148; John 8:31-32; 15:7). This will allow our visions, values, behaviors and plans to be directed by God’s eternal truth, rather than by the world’s temporary and deceptive pattern.

GOD’S WILL

By having a spiritually renewed mind and a transformed life through a growing relationship with Christ, we are able to discern and follow God’s will – His desires, plans and intentions based on His character and purposes. This is His highest and best way of life for us (though not necessarily the easiest). Some mistakenly regard the references to “good, pleasing and perfect” as three levels of God’s will, but this is really a single description of God’s ultimate purpose. God’s will is “good because it leads to a Christian’s spiritual and moral growth. It is “pleasing” to God because it serves His purposes, even though we may not always understand it. It is “perfect” because we cannot improve on God’s will; it is absolutely what is best for us in our relation to fulfilling His purposes.

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THE SPIRIT HIMSELF TESTIFIES / ROMANS 8:16

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(KJV) Romans 8:16
The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

THE SPIRIT HIMSELF TESTIFIES / ROMANS 8:16

As we follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit and remain in right relationship with Jesus, the Spirit gives us the confidence that we are God’s children (Romans 8:15). He makes us aware that Jesus continues to love us and that He is our constant mediator in heaven (Hebrews 7:25). The Spirit also shows us that God the Father loves us as His adopted children no less than He loves His one and only Son, Jesus (John 14:21, 23; 17:23); and He reminds us of the reward Jesus will share with us in heaven. Finally, the Spirit creates in us the love and confidence by which we cry to Him, “Abba, Father” (Romans 8:15) – which is an expression of a deeply personal relationship with and access to God.

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THE SPIRIT HELPS US / ROMANS 8:26

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(KJV) Romans 8:26  
Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

THE SPIRIT HELPS US / ROMANS 8:26

The word translated “helps” is a complex word (Greek sunantilambanetai) that means the Holy Spirit “takes hold of” (lambane tai) our weakness

  • together with us (sun) and
  • instead of us (anti) as our intercessor (one who pleads a case on behalf of another). This means that the Spirit joins with us to help and empower us to be victors – not victims – in our circumstances. But the Spirit also works apart from us to take action on our behalf. When we are helpless, the Holy Spirit is truly our “helper”.

SPIRIT HIMSELF INTERCEDES FOR US

Concerning the Holy Spirit’s activity in helping us pray, three observations are important:

  1. As children of God, we have two main intercessors (mediators – ones who plead a case for others or take responsibility for others’ needs and situations): Christ intercedes for us in heaven (Romans 8:34; Hebrews 7:25; 1 John 2:1), and the Holy Spirit intercedes from within us on earth.
  2. “With groans” probably indicates that the Spirit communicates with God the Father through our desperate inner cries and the longings of our hearts when we do not have words adequate to express our needs and desires to God.
  3. The desires of our hearts must come from the Holy spirit, who lives within us. He appeals to the Father for our needs “in accordance with God’s will” (Romans 8:27). When His desires become our desires, our prayers will be effective.

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